Heatwave Hits Australia’s South East: Road Melts, People Flock to Beaches

Heatwave Hits Australia’s South East: Road Melts, People Flock to Beaches
A file image of young people jumping off Manly Wharf in Sydney during an Aussie summer. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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Reports of a section of melted highway is symptomatic of the intensity of the heatwave that has hit parts of Australia’s south east.

A ten kilometer stretch of the Hume Highway in central Victoria became a sticky goo on Friday, forcing drivers to slow down.